The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-04-08

looks like a scarlet Egyptian fez knocked in at
the top. Their carts are like the OK carts, two
wheeled, but never saw two horses hitched
side by side in them. When more than one
horse or mule is used they are harnessed tan
dem, and I saw five mules hitched to one
cart, pulling great load in single file.
In taking drove Of horses through the
city this same single file is used. The driver
rides on the first horse, and the others of the
number follow, each horse being tightly tied
TO the tail of the one in front of him. I saw
number of such horse professions while
was in Havana, and strange to say the horses
did not seem to resent this usage of their tails
a*s
The pannier is used great deal here and
at the market and In the narrow streets one
has to step aside for little horses which carry
enormous loads balanced on both sides of
their backs so as to almost hide them. There
are great saddles, softly cushioned, under these
loads, and the loads are packed in big bags OF
woven palm leaf and canvas. noted
huckster loading up one Of these panniers at
the market. He had his bags divided into
pockets, each of which would hold about
bushel. Into one he put oranges, into another
potatoes, and into others bananas and
chickens On the top of these he stuck load
of sugar cane and started off through the
narrow streets to retail his wares He led
the pony by rope, and called out Justify as
he dragged him along. 1t formed strange
sight, and, added to the others which sur
rounded me on every side, it was hard to
realize that was within days ride of the
United States. ***
Havana is a true city of the tropics In the
brightness Of its colors. The buildings are
red, yellow, blue and brown, with the
yellow predominating The blue Is as clear
as the sky, and what would be offensive to
the eye under different surroundings, becomes
harmonious here. The colors Of the city taken
anywhere else would s'swear at one another"
but the tropical sun blends them into pictur-
esque whole, and while the detail Of the scene is
ghastly and glaring, the whole Is not unpleasant.
The architecture is suited to the climate. Every
thing is open. the stores open out upon the
streets, and had they divans they might remind
one of the Moski at Cairo There are apparently
no doors and they look like booths. The stocks
carried are as rule, SMALL IA feet by 16 feet is
a good sized Cuban store and in this the mer
chant has q little curved couHter at one side
which shuts him in, and his wares are piled on
shelves behind him and on the walls of the other
two sides of the room. The drug stores keep
their medicines In white china bottles and you
cannot see the colors of the liquids until you have
snift sleeves Wnen ne waits upon you, aud he
aoes not oiten remove ms cigar or clgarette
from his mouth upon your entrance. There is
little display of goods, and as to plate glass win
doWs, Lney are practically unknown In Havana.
Inc CUBAN merchant always charges you tWlce
as nach as ne expects TO get. lt IS necessity 20
Jew MIN down at least half, and then the chances
are you are cheated Senator Palmer was asked
: TX Tor hnen coat. He offered ~ and the mer-
fho nat ff.l fnr&
not easy Tor strangers 70 shop y they have an